How to Use lavash in a Sentence

lavash

noun
  • Spoon a third of rice over lavash; top with a third of herbs and a third of green garlic.
    Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2017
  • Break up lavash crust into pieces and serve alongside rice.
    Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2017
  • The stand prepares lavash wraps with made-to-order beef and chicken kebabs, and wings.
    Hadley Tomicki, latimes.com, 11 June 2019
  • Lay one piece of lavash bread flat on each pan, brush it with 1 teaspoon of canola oil, and sprinkle lightly with salt.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Serve on top of the lavash, garnished with more Parmigiano-Reggiano, if desired.
    The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2017
  • Lay the lavash or saltine crackers on top, tightly fitting them next to each other.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Two types of lavash, or flatbread, always grace the table: dry, for crumbling into the broth, and fresh, for draping over the bowl to seal in the heat.
    Benjamin Kemper, Smithsonian, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Cut lavash into strips about 1¼ inches thick and 3 inches long.
    Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2023
  • There’s wild striped bass ceviche, tart with grapefruit kosho and sumac, served with lavash crackers sprinkled with black and white sesame seeds.
    Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2018
  • The cooks will offer demonstrations and bake lavash flatbread.
    Max Kutner, Smithsonian, 28 June 2018
  • The Chicken & Roasted Pepper Wrap is filled with chicken, roasted peppers and cheese in a lavash wrap.
    Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • Johnson is plating horse butter, Aghajanian has just finished grilling the lavash for the smoked salmon, and Filler is wrapping the extra loaves of bread.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2022
  • These beauties are lavash (bought at Trader Joe’s) spread with cream cheese and rolled around watercress (or arugula) and pickled ginger.
    Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2017
  • That lavash, for instance, arrives warm, studded with herbs and comes with a garlicky tomato cucumber salad.
    Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 19 June 2019
  • Tucked into a stemless martini glass are crunchy fresh vegetables and lavash crackers, gathered over a very pleasant hummus of peas and edamame.
    Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 21 July 2019
  • No more kuku, my mother’s Persian herb frittata; no more kalbas sandwiches: all-beef mortadella wrapped in lavash bread.
    Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Luna Grill’s Warrior Wrap ($8.75) is made with gyros, simply seasoned fries, spicy yogurt sauce, feta, tomato and lettuce on a choice of multigrain lavash or pita.
    Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 24 May 2018
  • In the rugged mountains of Germany's Westphalia region, bakers steam loaves of dense rye for up to 24 hours, while a round of Armenian lavash made from wheat turns blistered and brown after 30 seconds inside a tandoor oven.
    Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 4 May 2022
  • While sangak is eaten with everything from stews to kebabs, lavash is even more common: The very thin rectangular or oval flatbread can be stored for days and made soft again by sprinkling with a little water and reheating.
    Anissa Helou, Saveur, 19 Mar. 2012
  • Purists, like Hovhannisyan, insist that fresh lavash—torn and folded for easy scooping—is the only acceptable utensil for eating khash, and that vodka, never wine or beer, is its only worthy sidekick.
    Benjamin Kemper, Smithsonian, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Made from flour, salt and water (and usually unleavened, except in some cases — such as Armenian lavash), the thin bread is made for topping, dipping, making sandwiches or tacos, scooping up dinner and more.
    Samantha MacAvoy, Good Housekeeping, 12 June 2023
  • The menu changes often, but appetizers with staying power include housemade sausage, classic mussels, and French feta topped with pistachios, dates, capers, and spiced honey and served with coriander lavash.
    al, 22 Aug. 2019
  • There are schisms and antagonisms based on territory and belief — most piquantly represented by the enmity between a bagel (Edward Norton) and a lavash (David Krumholtz) — and a repressive sexual morality underwritten by fear of the gods.
    A. O. Scott, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2016
  • Armenian barbecue, tolma, lavash, cheese, different salads. .
    Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 25 June 2018

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